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Elephant Mountain

Elephant Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Elephant Mountain rises to 1,150 m in Maine. East Peak stands 1,141 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Blue Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.3 miles off.

About

The story

Elephant Mountain is a mountain located in Township C, Oxford County, Maine. Its northeastern end is in Township D, Franklin County. Elephant Mountain is flanked to the northeast by Bemis Mountain, and to the southeast by Old Blue Mountain. The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170 mi (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, runs along the base of Elephant Mountain, 700 ft (210 m) below the summit. Elephant Mountain stands in the watershed of the Androscoggin River, which drains into Merrymeeting Bay, the estuary of the Kennebec River, and then into the Gulf of Maine. The northwest side of the mountain drains into Metallak Brook, then into Upper and Lower Richardson lakes, the Rapid River, and Umbagog Lake, the source of the Androscoggin. The southwest side of Elephant Mountain drains into Birch Brook and Clearwater Brook, then into Black Brook, and the Ellis River, and the Androscoggin. The southeast side of the mountain drains into Mountain Brook, then into Berdeen Stream, and the Swift River, another tributary of the Androscoggin.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5359342, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1150 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.76806, -70.78212

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Height of Land: 6.0 mi
  • Pingree Conservation Easement: 6.8 mi
  • Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve (Toothaker Island): 7.1 mi
  • Pingree Conservation Easement: 8.1 mi
  • Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve (Students Island): 8.7 mi
Parks: 32
  • Andover Common: 9.3 mi
  • Oquossoc Town Park: 13.7 mi
  • Hunter Cove Water Access: 13.8 mi
  • Sandy River Ponds Public Boat Access: 14.1 mi
  • Smalls Falls Rest Area: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Angel Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Smalls falls: 14.4 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 14.8 mi
  • The Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 6
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mountain fountain: 15.2 mi
  • King Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Moose Cave: 14.8 mi
  • Light of the World Cross: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Rumford Community Garden: 18.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Elephant Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East PeakSSW 206°1,141 m12.2 mi
West PeakSSW 207°1,092 m12.9 mi
Old Blue MountainSSE 151°1,091 m1.7 mi
Baldpate MountainSSW 207°1,090 m12.3 mi
Jackson MountainE 92°1,088 m12.9 mi
Little Baldpate MountainSSW 207°1,086 m11.9 mi
Bemis MountainNNE 21°1,085 m2.0 mi
Little Jackson MountainE 94°1,055 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice04:5819:4820:33
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:1815:1716:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131524375060656456443321
Precip in2.52.32.63.23.74.24.03.83.24.63.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middle DAM, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358219436

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